Opening the Curtain
A soldier's past, missing drama in the present
Elliott, a nineteen year-old combat vet back home between tours of duty in Iraq, is finally going to confront his dad. Ever since he came home nursing a purple heart leg injury, he's been trying to get his dad to open up.
By Anthony Byrnes • • 3m ListenThere’s someone missing in a scene near the end of Quiara Alegría Hudes' play "Eliott, A Soldier's Fugue."
through March 11th. And "The Happiest Song Plays Last" opens at the LATC downtown on February 22nd and plays through March 19th.
L-R: Peter Mendoza, Rubén Garfias and Jason Manuel Olazábal in “Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue” at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre. Photo credit: Craig Schwartz.